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Argonne National Laboratory Wins EPA Federal Green Challenge Award

08/24/2015

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CHICAGO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the Argonne National Laboratory has won Federal Green Challenge awards for waste reduction, transportation and electronics. The Challenge encourages federal agencies throughout the nation to lead by example by conserving energy and resources, cutting waste, reducing pollution and saving money.

Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois won the award in three separate categories for the following achievements:

Increasing composting by 115 percent through an on-site composting program for landscape materials and organic food scrap.
Using 63 percent more computers and other electronics with energy-efficient features.

Using 91 percent fewer traditional internal combustion engine vehicles by replacing them with hybrid, bio-diesel and electric vehicles.

In 2014, Federal Green Challenge participants nationwide saved taxpayers over $24 million by diverting over 390,000 tons of solid waste from landfills, saving nearly 80 million gallons of water, sending 450 tons old electronics to third-party certified recyclers and cutting the use of office paper by 15,000 pounds.

More information on the Federal Green Challenge: http://www.epa.gov/fgc/awards/2015.html

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